S6E295 - The Triffids 'Born Sandy Devotional' with Erik Auerbach

Perth, Western Australia alternative/pop band The Triffids remain one of Australia's best-loved, post-punk groups, but are virtually unknown in the US. This week's guest Erik Auerbach brings us their stunning 1986 release, 'Born Sandy Devotional'. Leader David McComb's lyrically tragic songs of love, life and obsession form a sweeping soundtrack to an imaginary film that's at once disturbing and inviting. Songs discussed in this episode: Femme Fatale - The Triffids (Live at The Club, Melbourne 1986); In a Perfect Place - The Sneetches; Field Of Glass - The Triffids; Love Goes On! - The Go-Betweens; Betrayal Takes Two - Richard Hell and The Voidoids; The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen; The Seabirds - The Triffids; Friction - Television; Estuary Bed, Chicken Killer - The Triffids; I Can't Stand It - The Velvet Underground; Tarrilup Bridge, Lonely Stretch - The Triffids; State Trooper - Bruce Springsteen; Stranger Than Kindness - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds; Wide Open Road, Life Of Crime - The Triffids; Locked In The Trunk Of A Car - The Tragically Hip; Personal Things - The Triffids; Don't Bring Harry - The Stranglers; Stolen Property, Tender Is The Night (The Long Fidelity) - The Triffids; Wide Open Road - The Church